Grace Petrie

Grace Petrie

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The politically minded singer-songwriter and guitarist Grace Petrie (born 24 July 1987 in Leicester, England) has forged a successful career as a UK folk artist while fearlessly advocating for social justice and LGBTQIA+ rights. She began her professional career in 2006 with the release of her self-titled debut, which was followed in 2007 by her second album Feeling Better. In 2010, her profile was given a boost thanks to Billy Bragg, who invited her to perform on Glastonbury's Leftfield stage. Her breakthrough third album, Tell Me A Story, followed in 2010. Spawning her now signature protest song "Farewell to Welfare," the LP provided a unifying, topical, and damning critique of the UK's newly elected Conservative government. She has since released a slew of like-minded albums, including 2018's Queer as Folk, and 2021's Connectivity, which went to number 37 in the UK. 2024 saw the release of Grace Petrie's hopeful new album Build Something Better, with which she scored her highest position on the UK Albums Chart, landing the number 28 spot.

Top tracks

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Technicolor
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
05:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
08
Haul Away
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
04:40
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Next Episode Starts
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:29
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
12
The Losing Side
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
05:00
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Black Tie
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:59
08
Cynicism Free
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:26
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Pride
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
03:57
04
Meanwhile In Texas
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:31
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
01
Storm To Weather
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
04:28
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
The House Always Wins
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:56
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
03
This House
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:32
09
Iago
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:05
10
Fixer Upper
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:53
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Start Again
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:54
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
07
Romance Addict
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:43
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
09
Your Good Heart Is Wasted On Me
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
04:32
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
10
Done Deal
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
05:02
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
08
Farewell to Welfare
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:09
02
We've Got An Office In Hackney
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
04:13
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
04
No Woman Ever Wants To Be A Muse
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:57
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
11
Some Days Are Worse Than Others
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
05:32
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Sunshine
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:43
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
Tom Paine's Bones
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
03:14
08
Bad Guys
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:42
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
10
IKEA
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:48
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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I Wish The Guardian Believed That I Exist
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
03:27
Composers: Grace Petrie
10
Northbound
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:30
05
The Last Man On Earth
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
05:07
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
07
Departures
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
05:39
12
She's Not You
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
14
You Build A Wall
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
04:25
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
11
The Vegan Song
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
05:34
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
11
English Culture
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:39
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Departures
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
05:26
Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Delete My Number
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
02:44
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
01
God Save The Hungry
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
04:48
Composers: Grace Petrie
04
Nobody Knows That I'm A Fraud
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:31
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
01
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
Grace Petrie
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
03:28
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
01
Make America Hate Again
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
05:09
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
03
Coldwaterproofjacket
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
04:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
01
The Best Country In The World
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
04
Pride
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
04:02
Composers: Grace Petrie
07
Earthwire
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:20
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
The Golden Record
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
02:58
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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King And Country
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
02:57
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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Baby Blue
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Queer as Folk
04:30
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Great Central Way
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:49
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie

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  • Discography
Albums
Build Something Better
Robot Needs Home
08-03-2024
Build Something Better
01
The Best Country In The World
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
The House Always Wins
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Build Something Better
03:56
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
03
King And Country
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Build Something Better
02:57
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
04
Meanwhile In Texas
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
04:31
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Next Episode Starts
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:29
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Start Again
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:54
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
07
Earthwire
Grace Petrie
Build Something Better
03:20
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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Connectivity
The Robot Needs Home Collective
04-10-2021
Connectivity
01
Storm To Weather
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
04:28
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
We've Got An Office In Hackney
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
04:13
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
03
Great Central Way
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:49
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
04
No Woman Ever Wants To Be A Muse
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:57
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
The Last Man On Earth
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
05:07
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Galway
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:53
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
07
Romance Addict
Grace Petrie
Connectivity
03:43
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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Queer as Folk
â„— 2018 Grace Petrie Recordings
14-09-2018
Queer as Folk
01
A Young Woman's Tale
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
02:38
02
Tom Paine's Bones
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
03:14
03
This House
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:32
04
Baby Blue
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:30
05
Pride
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
03:57
06
Black Tie
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
04:59
07
Departures
Grace Petrie
Queer as Folk
05:39
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Heart First Aid Kit
â„— 2017 Grace Petrie Recordings
23-06-2017
Heart First Aid Kit
01
Make America Hate Again
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
05:09
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
The Golden Record
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
02:58
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
03
Coldwaterproofjacket
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
04:52
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
04
Nobody Knows That I'm A Fraud
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:31
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Delete My Number
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
02:44
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
06
Sunshine
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
03:43
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
07
God Save The Hungry
Grace Petrie
Heart First Aid Kit
04:55
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
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EPs
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
Robot Needs Home
09-12-2016
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
01
God Save The Hungry
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
04:48
Composers: Grace Petrie
02
Nobody Knows That I'm A Fraud
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
03:23
Composers: Grace Petrie
03
I've Had Worse
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
03:31
Composers: Grace Petrie
04
Pride
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
04:02
Composers: Grace Petrie
05
Departures
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
05:26
Composers: Grace Petrie
06
I Wish The Guardian Believed That I Exist
Grace Petrie
There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer
03:27
Composers: Grace Petrie
Singles
The House Always Wins
Grace Petrie
16-02-2024
The House Always Wins
01
The House Always Wins
Grace Petrie
The House Always Wins
03:56
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
02
Start Again
Grace Petrie
The House Always Wins
03:54
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
Start Again
Grace Petrie
26-01-2024
Start Again
01
Start Again
Grace Petrie
Start Again
03:54
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
We've Got An Office In Hackney
The Robot Needs Home Collective
22-10-2021
We've Got An Office In Hackney
01
We've Got An Office In Hackney
Grace Petrie
We've Got An Office In Hackney
04:13
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
The Last Man On Earth
The Robot Needs Home Collective
10-09-2021
The Last Man On Earth
01
The Last Man On Earth
Grace Petrie
The Last Man On Earth
05:07
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
Storm To Weather
The Robot Needs Home Collective
06-08-2021
Storm To Weather
01
Storm To Weather
Grace Petrie
Storm To Weather
04:28
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
Big Issue North
13-12-2019
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
01
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
Grace Petrie
If There's a Fire in Your Heart (feat. Liam Jordan, Paula Wichall & Ben Greenland)
03:28
Writer: Grace Petrie / Composers: Grace Petrie
Black Tie
â„— 2019 Grace Petrie\Robot Needs Home
01-02-2019
Black Tie
01
Black Tie
Grace Petrie
Black Tie
04:59
Composers: Grace Petrie
Featured in
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
From Here Records
19-04-2019
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
01
Gan Tae The Kye / Peacock Followed The Hen
Nancy Kerr
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
02:13
Writer: Traditional
02
The Sangate Dandling Song
Rachel Unthank
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
03:45
03
Cottenham Medley
C Joynes
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
02:52
04
The Almsgiver
Richard Dawson
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
04:39
Writer: RICHARD DAWSON
05
Ladle / Richmond
Cath & Phil Tyler
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
03:59
Writer: Traditional
06
Barbara Allen
Mary Humphreys & Anahata
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
04:32
Writer: Traditional
07
The King Of Rome
June Tabor
Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2
04:01
Writer: McNally/Sudbury
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